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April 2, 2019 

Small Business Hiring Drops in March, Wages Steady

After remaining relatively flat in January and February, the Small Business Jobs Index declined 0.15 percent to 98.78. However, despite a 0.88 percent slowdown year-over-year, the first calendar quarter of 2019 represents the strongest quarter in the ...

BenefitMall

April 1, 2019 

BenefitMall Introduces Agency Workspace

Agency Workspace is instrumental in streamlining the management of a broker’s BenefitMall book of business. Whether it’s managing their clients, starting or reviewing quotes, setting up enrollments, viewing their commissions or more, brokers instantly ...

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April 1, 2019 

Giving Workers a ‘Voice’ Improves Retention

Giving low-wage workers a “voice” on the job — the ability to communicate concerns to management — is believed to improve employee satisfaction and retention. Now a new paper supports this theory using a field-based, randomized, controlled ...

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March 19, 2019 

Employers: SSN No-Match Letters are Back

Many employers still recall opening a letter from the Social Security Administration (SSA) informing them that the name or Social Security number (SSN) reported on a recent wage report does not match a name or SSN in the SSA’s records. At times the ...

Richard D. Alaniz, JD

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March 18, 2019 

40% of Employers Plan to Hire More Full-Time Workers in 2019

More than 40 percent of employers plan to hire full-time, permanent employees in 2019, and 47 percent plan to recruit part-time workers. Hiring for full-time employees and part-time or contract workers is on par with the 2018 report, which was 44 ...

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March 13, 2019 

Payroll Rules When Employees Don and Doff Gear

Donning and doffing is the practice of employees putting on and removing work-related protective gear, clothing, and uniforms. Donning refers to putting on work clothes, gear, and equipment, while doffing means removing them.

Maria Tanksi

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March 12, 2019 

How to Create an Unlimited PTO Policy

Unlimited PTO allows employees to take as much time off as they would like for sick leave, vacation, or other types of time off. However, unlimited PTO must not interfere with business operations and tasks.

Maria Tanksi

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March 7, 2019 

Report Shows a Shift Toward an On-Demand Workplace

The unprecedented growth in on-demand consumption is spilling over into the workplace, and employees are starting to expect the same convenience afforded to them in every other sector of their lives. This report reveals the emerging trend ...